Boeing 377 Stratocruiser - TransOcean Airlines
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15 23 September 2019, 15:37
Nathan DempseyAnother ghost build than ended up being a dual build with the HC-97G project Boeing HC-97G Search & Rescue | Album by Plastic Addict (1:144)
I think I'll use this kit to test the AK Xtreme metal paint on since the wings and lower fuselage are natural metal.
23 September 2019, 15:46
Nathan DempseyEngines attached to the wings. Added a pic.
Thanks Roland! As a builder I was always afraid of gloss finishes and natural metal. I'm trying several smaller projects to hone these skills so that I can finally conquer some of the larger projects in the stash. 🙂
26 September 2019, 18:26
Nathan DempseySince I'm building this in tandem with my HC-97G build, I did the same boxing in of the wheel wells with Aves Apoxie Sculpt.
23 October 2019, 17:00
Stephan RyllLooks like a lot of serious work Nathan 🙂 but it looks good to me 👍
23 October 2019, 17:24
Nathan DempseyWell I'm sold on the AK Extreme Metal paints! That stuff went on easy peasy 🙂
27 October 2019, 17:42
Nathan DempseyPainted the vertical stabilizer with Polly-Scale Japan Deep Yellow. It is a perfect match for the fuselage stripe decal.
31 October 2019, 00:01
Donald Dickson IIAnother C-97. Totally in. And yeah, the AK stuff IS damn nice.
31 October 2019, 23:10
Nathan DempseyThanks Greg & Donald!
Its now mega masking time to get the gloss white paint on the fuselage.
1 November 2019, 16:49
Nathan DempseyThe gloss white has been applied using Tamiya X-2. Now to just leave this one alone until it dries.
3 November 2019, 16:38
Nathan DempseyStarted decals on this build while waiting on some of the larger decals on the HC-97G build.
4 November 2019, 16:31
Nathan DempseyAdded a new pic. All that color on the side from the windows back is one HUGE decal. Chris would be proud!
Now I'm laying on the Solvaset to get it to snuggle down.
4 November 2019, 19:44
Nathan DempseyThanks Erik, Donald, Stephan, & Thomas!
Prepping the other side for the other large decal.
7 November 2019, 20:13
Nathan DempseyStarted attaching the landing gear an realized I seriously underestimated the nose weight. I will be correcting that today. Hopefully these fine parts will be able to hold the weight.
9 November 2019, 18:44
Nathan DempseyHA! It was a small decal by your standards Chris, but it did cover the entire side of the plane.
I got the nose weight in and glued and it appears to have worked.
10 November 2019, 00:19
Nathan DempseyOld lead bullets and lead shotgun-shot from when we did our own reloading.
10 November 2019, 02:55
Nathan DempseyThanks Neuling, Stephan, Ben & James! It was cool to see it in civilian markings after finishing the HC-97G.
17 December 2019, 22:09
Slavo HazuchaJust discovered this - very nice job Nathan - looks great in the civilian colors, especially the mustard (?) yellow. Solid work on a cool plane! 👍
17 December 2019, 22:22
Greg BakerFor some reason, this transport plane with a "face that only a mother could love" has been a favourite of mine. you really did her proud.
17 December 2019, 23:07
Nathan DempseySlavo: Thanks! That odd yellow is what made me want to build this one. As Greg said, this one's a bit of an ugly duckling 🙂
Greg: I do love those 50s era luxury sky yachts! Thanks!
Now it's on to some projects I've been putting off, the rebuilds of some of the kits my child broke a few months back and an old Skyraider I've been trying to refurbish.
18 December 2019, 00:07
Nathan DempseyHere it is: Skyraider VA-145 | Project by Plastic Addict (1:48)
...and the other repair project:
Dornier Do335B-6 | Project by Plastic Addict (1:48)
18 December 2019, 17:13
Nathan DempseyThanks Adam! The other one I did was a military one. It can be found here:
Boeing HC-97G Search & Rescue | Album by Plastic Addict (1:144)
10 January 2020, 01:18
DutchNathan, How did I miss this one too? Beautiful work. Love the natural metal finish. K/r, Dutch
10 September 2022, 23:03
Nathan DempseyThanks Dutch, Rui, and Neil 🙂
I have now built 3 of these kits even though it's an older mold and requires a little extra work. One of my favorites.
12 September 2022, 00:28
Donald Dickson III have this one and the Pan Am markings in the stash. Seeing this pop up makes me want to do the Pan Am version. And Ive already done the C-97 version. Hmmm...
12 September 2022, 16:06
Nathan DempseyDonald, I want to build one more but can't decide between a Pan Am or Northwest Airlines livery.
17 September 2022, 00:02
Donald Dickson IIWell, Im gonna do the Pan Am, so do the Northwest and we got it covered! LOL
17 September 2022, 00:12
